WALTHAM, Mass., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Charles River Ventures (CRV), one of the nation's leading early-stage venture capital firms, today announced that Sebastian Thrun has joined the firm as senior advisor.

Seven months after an unmanned Volkswagen successfully drove itself over the rugged desert, the Pentagon is sponsoring another challenge for self-driving vehicles that can weave through congested city traffic without causing an accident.

By Reed Stevenson PRIMM, Nevada (Reuters) - A Stanford University team won a
$2 million prize on Sunday for sending a modified Volkswagen
across 132 miles of rugged desert, guided only by sensors and
computers in a race the Pentagon hopes will lead to a
technological breakthrough in warfare.

By Reed Stevenson PRIMM, Nevada (Reuters) - A Stanford University team won a
$2 million prize on Sunday for sending a modified Volkswagen
across 132 miles of rugged desert, guided only by sensors and
computers in a race the Pentagon hopes will lead to a
technological breakthrough in warfare.

By Reed Stevenson PRIMM, Nevada (Reuters) - A Stanford University team won a
$2 million prize on Sunday for sending a modified Volkswagen
across 132 miles of rugged desert, guided only by sensors and
computers in a race the Pentagon hopes will lead to a
technological breakthrough in warfare.

By Reed Stevenson PRIMM, Nev (Reuters) - Three modified driverless vehicles
crossed the finish line and into the history books on Saturday
after traversing 132 miles of desert terrain, guided only by
laser sensors and onboard computers.

By Reed Stevenson PRIMM, Nev (Reuters) - Three modified driverless vehicles
crossed the finish line and into the history books on Saturday
after traversing 132 miles of desert terrain, guided only by
laser sensors and onboard computers.

It's the ultimate robot reality show: 43 contestants battling for a spot in a government-sponsored desert race intended to speed development of unmanned military combat vehicles. The reward? A $2 million cash prize.

Word of the Day

pawl

A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.